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Why Trump Is “Very Close” to a Conviction, Per This Former Prosecutor

Why Trump Is “Very Close” to a Conviction, Per This Former Prosecutor

A former assistant district attorney in Manhattan who has tried such cases explains why Donald Trump may be on the brink of a conviction—and why it could still go wrong.

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent · Greg Sargent

May 21, 202424m 51s

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Show Notes

On Monday, the prosecution rested its case in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan. This comes after Trump’s defense team concluded their efforts to destroy former Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s credibility as one of the chief witnesses against Trump. So has the prosecution proven its case? We talked to New York Law School professor Rebecca Roiphe, who has prosecuted cases like these in New York, about why she thinks a conviction is now likely—even as it still remains very possible that Trump could beat the rap.

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